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Species Details

Monardella beneolens

sweet-smelling monardella

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Photo of Monardella beneolens
© Rick York and CNPS 		Photo of Monardella beneolens
© Rick York and CNPS

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Monardella beneolens Shevock, B. Ertter & Jokerst
Common Name:
sweet-smelling monardella
Family: Lamiaceae
Element Code: PDLAM180U0
USDA Plants Symbol: MOBE5
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G2
State Rank:
 S2
Other Status: BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1994-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-12-06

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep
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Elevation:
2475 - 3500 meters
8120 - 11485 feet
General Habitats:
  • Alpine boulder and rock field
  • Subalpine coniferous forest
  • Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Granitic

  Notes

Notes:
Known only from the eastern Sierran crest. Remoteness of occurrences limits disturbance. Hybridizes with M. linoides ssp. linoides and M. odoratissima ssp. pallida. See Madroño 36(4):271-279 (1989) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 2
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 3 50 %
THREAT LIST:
Other 2 33%
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 16%

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 6
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
2 0 0 0 0 4
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 3
Recent <=20 Years 3
Presence:
Presumed Extant 6
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bartlett (3611841), Cirque Peak (3611842), Haiwee Pass (3611821), Mount Whitney (3611853), Olancha (3611831), Owens Peak (3511768)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 April 2024].